Spanish grammar - Plural Personal Pronouns - nosotros, vosotros and ellos

Plural Personal Pronouns - nosotros, vosotros & ellos

In this topic we cover the plural pronouns.

In Spanish there is a distiction between masculine and feminine plural pronouns. Here we introduce the masculine ones. The feminine plural pronouns are covered in the next topic.

Note also that Spanish has a special plural 'you' form - vosotros - as in 'y§all', 'you guys' - a group of people being addressed.

The masculine plural pronouns and their estar conjugations are as follows:

• nosotros estamos - 'we are'

• vosotros estáis - 'you (plural) are'

• ellos están - 'they are'

The masculine plural pronouns and their ser conjugations are as follows:

• nosotros somos - 'we are'

• vosotros sois - 'you (plural) are'

• ellos son - 'they are'

Examples:
	nosotros estamos we are (temporary) estar ⇒ (nosotros) estamos nosotros means 'we'
	vosotros estáis you (plural) are OR 'you guys' are (temporary) estar ⇒ (vosotros) estáis vosotros means 'you (plural)'
	ellos están they are (temporary) estar ⇒ (ellos) están ellos means 'they'
	Nosotros no estamos aquí. We are not here.
	Ellos no están aquí. They are not here.
	María y José no están lejos. Ellos están cerca. María and José are not far away. They are close by.
	Nosotros estamos de acuerdo. We agree.
	Ellos no están de acuerdo. They do not agree.
	nosotros somos we are (permanent) ser ⇒ (nosotros) somos
	vosotros sois you (plural) are (permanent) ser ⇒ (vosotros) sois
	ellos son they are (permanent) ser ⇒ (ellos) son
	Nosotros somos españoles. We are Spanish. españoles is the plural form of español
	Ellos no son estadounidenses. They are not American. estadounidenses is the plural form of estadounidense
	Vosotros sois amables. You (plural) are kind.
	Ellos son felices. They are happy.